Ben Lerwill studied French at university but never tells French people this. He's been working as a freelance travel writer for more than a decade, which means his house is cluttered with atlases, guidebooks and ill-fitting socks he had to buy from a Serbian market after forgetting to pack any of his own. Again. His writing has appeared in more than 50 national and international publications, from The Sunday Times to National Geographic Traveller.

Ben's passions include the outdoors, music, wildlife, running and reading. He is thrilled that, through children's books, he can share his enthusiasm about the wider world with young readers. He's at his happiest when he's on a long walk and his children haven't yet pinched all the snacks.

Xuan Le is an illustrator based in Saigon, Vietnam. After graduating with a major in fashion design from IUH, she received a second degree in graphic design at the University of Fine Arts in Ho Chi Minh City.

Xuan became a full-time illustrator in 2015 with local and international clients. She likes to combine strong colours with eccentric details, mixing past, future and surreal worlds together.